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Yes, way better.

Thanks Dwight! North Ziler caught me off guard because I rode it the weekend before and knew it was tough but after all of the traffic it saw this weekend with the moisture it was scary, for sure!

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You were moving! I think you even passed me on the climb out on Gemini bridges road too😃

@@trihalfmatt You had me on all the downhills. Looks like we finished within 23 seconds, and you and i were 5:30 apart for the three days. That first and third race were my favorite.

It was running while I took the video, so yes it would start

@@trihalfmatt i have a 2017 6.2 f-250 with crank with no start. replaced fuel pump still doing the same thing replaced fuel pump driver module no change. noticed i was getting an arc on driver side front 2 ignition coils and passenger front ignition coil, the truck will not start. do you think its related to the no start?

@@thomasheck1 I can’t say for certain but I wouldn’t think so.

@@trihalfmatt I just ordered all 8.

Video forthcoming

That's an excellent question. On stage one, the climb was as expected, long and never ending...lol, but I was not prepared for how tough the single track on LPS was. I walked more features than I thought I would. Stage 2, I was not expecting it to be the hardest day of the 3, but it was. It was just a relentless onslaught of punchy, techy, rock features, my upper body was so sore after that day. Stage 3, I was not expecting to have so much fun on the single track, and I was not prepared for the climb back out on Gemini bridges road, that was a tough one. My overall take away, GoPro definitely minimizes the features and no amount of FPV will prepare you for it. My #1 recommendation go out and ride as much rocky black diamond trails(up and down) that you can and you'll have a much better experience than those that don't prepare for it(and there were people who were not prepared for it!).

Also, hitting the weights twice a week paid off for me too.

@@trihalfmatt thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback, this is very helpful for my training. noticed a picture of you with Mackey F. watching their. channel is how I got interested in this event. when i saw rhier video of stage 2 it really came across how brutal that course was. will be in Moab first week in June on vacation. Plan to ride a number of these places, but I won’t be pedaling up sands flat road. maybe I should not pass up the “opportunity” to do a 13 mile climb? that has to sink in some.

I would skip riding up sand flats road, you can train on any climb, but I would definitely ride the LPS section for stage 1, that was the one day that caught me off guard.

I’m sorry about that man, heal up fast!

Yes, hopefully by the weekend

I added links to GPX files on the the first two Moab videos ;-)

Fair, I guess I’m just used to Crit racing…lol

Good question! I think because I arrived a few days early, I was able to do a little acclimating to the higher altitude. Although my power numbers did drop off by the time I reached the top, I didn’t feel like I was having a hard time catching my breath.

It was blast!

OOOOF, sorry to hear that!

A large🙂

@@trihalfmatt Oh ok, thanks. Trying to get one online.. I'm 5'11...

Nice! @@iceboogie827

Thank you!

Taiwan

😂 accurate

The last part of the video may have been portions of Slim Shady, but the majority of the video is Hiline.

I think so

That’s awesome! Hope to see you there!

Looks a little shorter and less climbing then the Quebec Singletrack Experience. But imagine still a great time James. Early March would be more appealing in my mind.

I love it! I've made a handful of modifications to the bike, most to shed weight but I replaced the OE SID SL with a SID Ultimate with the Specialized brain technology because I can never remember to use the remote lockout. The biggest( and my favorite) upgrade was replacing the wheels, I went with the Spinergy MXX24's, they saved me almost 2 pounds and the ride feel is amazing.

Thanks! 🙏🏼

My LBS actually replaced them and yes, the Scalpel has a longer shaft because the 55mm chain line.

I’m starting to get some noise from the BB, and the hubs on the stock wheels started giving me issues within a month or two of riding them. I ended just buying a set of Hunt XC wide wheels to replace them with and keep the originals as a backup set.

Update on the noise, it was coming from my chain ring, it was under-torqued when my LBS installed it. I cleaned it all up, lubed it, and torqued everything and it's quiet again!

Nice bike 🎉🔥 Weight?

@@DenVi89 When I posted this video, it was 25.8lbs, but I've switched out wheels and tires and its now 23.7lbs.

2022 Cannondale Scalpel HT Carbon 4. Upgrades include a Rockshox SID Ultimate Brain, KSLev dropper, and HUNT XC Wide wheels with Specialized S-Works Fast Trak tires.

Same here

They do hit the top tube, unfortunately. Despite that, I love the bike, it's an absolute XC rocketship!

@@trihalfmatt Cool 😎 What size frame do you have?

@@paulv8453 Large

@@trihalfmatt Thanks for your reply. I believe the top tube slopes more downward towards the seat tube as you go down in size. I ordered the size small. I tested the medium and the shifter barely hit the top tube. I called a store that had a size small in stock and confirmed that it cleared it. Wish me luck 🍀

@@paulv8453 This could be solve the problem: th-cam.com/video/i_4oNzvrHZU/w-d-xo.html